After Kanye West‘s long-awaited Bully took center stage last week, this week’s New Music Friday is all about the heavyweight collaborations.
Building on their chemistry from past collabs, Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE make their case as hip-hop’s newest great lyrical tag-team with their joint album POMPEII // UTILITY, soundtracked entirely by the forward-thinking sounds of Surf Gang.
Longtime buddies Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y continue to grow their potent partnership with their latest weed-laced project Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 1, which arrives in plenty of time before 4/20.
On the singles front, 2 Chainz reunites with Statik Selektah for what he’s calling “the most meaningful song I ever wrote.” A heartfelt tribute to his late father, “Pops” is another reminder that we still need that full-length project from Tity Boi and Statik.
Meanwhile, Don Toliver taps Lil Baby for the official remix to his OCTANE track “Tuition,” YG and Ty Dolla $ign team up for another West Coast bop with the “Teach Me How to Dougie”-inspired “Teach You How to Luh Me,” and Trippie Redd and Young Thug bring the rage rap energy on the frantic yet infectious “Paperbag Boy.”
Check out all the best new rap albums and songs below.
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & Surf Gang — POMPEII // UTILITY
Featuring: Na-Kel Smith, Jadasea, Niontay, Anysia Kym, Lerado Khalil
2 Chainz & Statik Selektah — “Pops”
Produced By: Statik Selektah, Larrance Dopson & Khirye Tyler Music
Don Toliver feat. Lil Baby — “Tuition (Remix)”
Produced By: BNYX, 206DEREK, Rio Leyva & Sir Dylan
Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y — Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 1
Featuring: N/A
Swae Lee — Same Difference
Featuring: French Montana, Post Malone, Slim Jxmmi, NAV, Jhené Aiko, Rich The Kid, Mike WiLL Made-It, Turbo, Mally Mall
YG feat. Ty Dolla $ign — “Teach You How to Luh Me”
Produced By: Bankroll Got It
Meek Mill — “600 Racks”
Produced By: Credits unavailable
Trippie Redd feat. Young Thug — “Paperbag Boy”
Produced By: J-Bone, southboy, Trist & rprpxrprp
Thundercat — Distracted
Featuring: Mac Miller, A$AP Rocky, Lil Yachty, Flying Lotus, Tame Impala, Willow Smith, Channel Tres, The Lemon Twigs
Juicy J — The Trippy Tapes Vol. 1
Featuring: Wiz Khalifa, La Reezy, BeatKing, Babyfxce E, DJ Scream, Lil Wyte, G9ngstaB9by, rjtheweirdo
Tory Lanez — LOL: Slutty Bass
Featuring: Play Picasso, Roselilah, Smash David, Digital Jet, 2one2, King Midas,
Key Glock — “Loco”
Produced By: King Wonka
BossMan Dlow — “Nothin Like Me”
Produced By: Baker Yung & Blvck Uzi
Mary J. Blige — “Want Love”
Produced By: Camper & Mary J. Blige
Lil Peep — “Don’t Panic”
Produced By: IIVI & Smokeasac
DDG feat. Polo G — “Not Friendly”
Produced By: Jahk & 1204
Ski Mask the Slump God — “BreakTheRules!”
Produced By: Boohmii & Alexis Martin
Ravyn Lenae — “Reputation” (feat. Dominic Fike) + “Bobby”
Produced By: DJ Dahi & Ely Rise / DJ Dahi, Saya Gray & Lucian Gray
Marlon Craft — The Internet Killed the Neighborhood
Featuring: Havoc (Mobb Deep), Dan Edinburg, Kevin Theodore, The Kount, River Tiber, Sly5thAve, Numonics
Paul Wall — “RIP Old Me”
Produced By: Credits unavailable
Tony Shhnow — Flood
Featuring: DRAM, Luh Tyler, ManMan Savage, Jose Guapo, Dreek Jones, YoDogg, Ebo Sosa, Heartless Kid
Red Cafe feat. Max B — “Wish Me Well”
Produced By: Cartune Beatz
Rosco P. Coldchain & Nicholas Craven feat. Ab-Liva & Jimmie D — “Play With Something Safe”
Produced By: Nicholas Craven
Nick Grant — “Money Problems”
Produced By: Credits unavailable
Miles Minnick — Somersville (EP)
Featuring: Lul DreDay, Tommy Zuko, Sam Rivera, Aha Gazelle
Phil Adé feat. The Amours — “Still in Love”
Produced By: Credits unavailable
